THE STARTUP CHECKLIST 25 Steps to a Scalable, High-Growth Business
David S. Rose's book THE STARTUP CHECKLIST: 25 Steps to Scalable, High-Growth Business applies the dual perspective of an angel investor and serial entrepreneur to give entrepreneurs the truth about...
View ArticleFive Dimensions of Employee Engagement
The Sloan Management Review published a piece recently about the connection between employee engagement and profitability growth. V. Kumar and Anita Pansari conducted research on employee engagement in...
View ArticleTurnover At Deutsche Börseâs Cash Markets At 110.2 Billion...
Order book turnover on Xetra, Börse Frankfurt and Tradegate Exchange across all asset classes stood at €110.2 billion in April (April 2015: €137.1 billion).read more...
View ArticleESMA Amends MiFID II Standards On Non-Equity Transparency And Position Limits
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today two Opinions proposing amendments to its draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTSs) under the Markets in Financial Instruments...
View ArticleTrading Statistics April 2016 - Eurex Exchange: ADV 6.1 Million Contracts,...
In April 2016, the international derivatives markets of Eurex, part of Deutsche Börse Group, recorded an average daily volume of 8.4 million contracts (April 2015: 8.3 million). Of those, 6.1 million...
View ArticlePEGAS Trading Volumes In April 2016 - PEGAS Volume Doubles Year-On-Year
The pan-European gas trading platform PEGAS registered a total volume of153.7 TWh in April 2016, which represents almost the double of the volume traded over the same period last year (April 2015: 77.0...
View ArticleThe European Federation Of Investors And Financial Services Users: Democratic...
The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) of the European Parliament (EP) voted on the text of an own-initiative report evaluating the International Accounting Standards (IAS) and...
View ArticleMGEX Reports 12th-Highest Monthly Volume Of All-Time
MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), reports a total volume of 212,021 from the month of April, making it the 12th-best month in the history of the...
View ArticleDCF Myth 3: You cannot do a valuation, when there is too much uncertainty!
Uncertainty, both imminent and resolved, has been on my mind these last two weeks. I posted my valuation of Valeant on April 20, making the argument that, at least based on my expectations on what...
View ArticleThe Arab Federation of Exchanges Annual Conference 2016
The Arab Federation of Exchanges Annual Conference ended on Thursday 28 April, 2016 which was hosted by Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) under the patronage of the Prime Minister H.E Dr. Abdullah Ensour over...
View ArticlePurdue, CME Group To Take Monthly 'Barometer' Of Confidence In Agricultural...
Purdue University's Center for Commercial Agriculture and the derivatives marketplace CME Group are partnering to produce the Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer, a monthly nationwide measure of the...
View ArticleIntercontinental Exchange, Inc. Rule 2.10 Announcement
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (“ICE”) (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, confirms, in accordance with Rule 2.10 of the...
View ArticleFINRA Sanctions Metlife Securities, Inc. $25 Million For Negligent...
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined MetLife Securities, Inc. (MSI) $20 million and ordered it to pay $5 million to customers for making negligent...
View ArticleLME and LME Clear Boards appoint new independent director
The Boards of the London Metal Exchange (LME) and LME Clear are pleased to announce the appointment of Antony Stuart as an independent non-executive director.
View ArticleThe Spanish Stock Exchange Traded â¬78 Billion In April, Up 24.5%...
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View ArticleBroadridge Launches Next Generation Global Post Trade Management Solution...
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR) today announced the introduction of its Global Post Trade Management (GPTM) solution, a next generation offering that allows investment banks and...
View ArticleESMA Publishes Responses To The DP On Draft RTS And ITS Under SFTR
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published the responses received to the Discussion Paper on draft RTS and ITS under the Securities Financing Transaction Regulation (SFTR).read...
View ArticleCongratulations To Fidessa Fragulator On Surpassing One Million Mark
The Fidessa Fragulator has surpassed the one million mark.read more...
View ArticleDCF Myth 3.1: The Margin of Safety - Tool for Action or Excuse for Inaction?
In my last post on dealing with uncertainty, I brought up the margin of safety, the tool that many value investors claim to use to protect themselves against uncertainty. While there are certainly some...
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